These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 24 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday 30 August 2003. The qualification mark was set at 60.00 metres.
Medalists
edit| Gold |  Mirela ManjaniGreece (GRE) |
| Silver |  Tatyana ShikolenkoRussia (RUS) |
| Bronze |  Steffi NeriusGermany (GER) |
Schedule
edit- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 28.08.2003 – 17:00h | 28.08.2003 – 18:55h |
| Final Round | |
| 30.08.2003 – 16:40h | |
Abbreviations
edit- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
edit| Standing records prior to the 2003 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) |
71.54 m | July 1, 2001 | Rethymno, Greece
|
| Event Record | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) |
69.53 m | August 6, 2001 |  Edmonton, Canada
|
| Season Best | Tatyana Shikolenko (RUS) |
66.00 m | August 10, 2003 | Tula, Russia
|
Startlist
edit| Order | No. | Athlete | SB | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROUP A | ||||
| 1 | 492 | Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi (GRE) |
56.66 | 63.14 |
| 2 | 68 |  Lavern Eve (BAH) |
62.89 | 63.73 |
| 3 | 1141 |  Kim Kreiner (USA) |
60.86 | 64.19 |
| 4 | 211 |  Sabina Moya (COL) |
60.17 | 62.62 |
| 5 | 690 |  Rita Ramanauskaitė (LTU) |
60.87 | 62.69 |
| 6 | 951 | Tatyana Shikolenko (RUS) |
66.00 | 67.20 |
| 7 | 524 |  Nikolett Szabó (HUN) |
62.88 | 64.62 |
| 8 | 174 |  Ma Ning (CHN) |
62.38 | 62.38 |
| 9 | 453 | Steffi Nerius (GER) |
64.42 | 66.52 |
| 10 | 241 | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) |
63.96 | 71.54 |
| 11 | 255 |  Jarmila Klimešová (CZE) |
60.54 | 62.60 |
| 12 | 337 |  Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) |
63.55 | 64.03 |
| GROUP B | ||||
| 1 | 817 |  Leryn Franco (PAR) |
53.09 | 55.38 |
| 2 | 231 | Sonia Bisset (CUB) |
60.75 | 67.67 |
| 3 | 896 |  Sunette Viljoen (RSA) |
61.59 | 61.59 |
| 4 | 375 |  Sarah Walter (FRA) |
62.53 | 62.53 |
| 5 | 627 |  Takako Miyake (JPN) |
55.99 | 61.15 |
| 6 | 336 | Paula Tarvainen (FIN) |
64.90 | 64.90 |
| 7 | 482 | Miréla Manjani (GRE) |
66.52 | 67.51 |
| 8 | 339 | Taina Kolkkala (FIN) |
61.96 | 64.06 |
| 9 | 886 |  Ana Mirela Țermure (ROU) |
61.91 | 65.08 |
| 10 | 957 | Valeriya Zabruskova (RUS) |
64.49 | 64.49 |
| 11 | 230 | Noraida Bicet (CUB) |
62.40 | 63.32 |
| 12 | 568 |  Claudia Coslovich (ITA) |
62.70 | 65.30 |
Qualification
editGroup A
edit| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Tatyana Shikolenko (RUS) |
63.71 | — | — | 63.71 m | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Lavern Eve (BAH) |
62.89 | — | — | 62.89 m | Q, SB |
| 3 | 4 | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) |
61.74 | — | — | 61.74 m | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) |
60.89 | — | — | 60.89 m | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Steffi Nerius (GER) |
60.40 | — | — | 60.40 m | Q |
| 6 | 9 | Nikolett Szabó (HUN) |
56.52 | 56.83 | 59.84 | 59.84 m | q |
| 7 | 11 | Ma Ning (CHN) |
58.95 | 56.41 | 57.19 | 58.95 m | q |
| 8 | 14 | Rita Ramanauskaitė (LTU) |
X | 54.10 | 57.13 | 57.13 m | |
| 9 | 15 | Jarmila Klimešová (CZE) |
X | 56.98 | 55.53 | 56.98 m | |
| 10 | 17 | Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi (GRE) |
56.02 | 53.37 | 56.66 | 56.66 m | SB |
| 11 | 19 | Sabina Moya (COL) |
55.75 | X | 51.80 | 55.75 m | |
| 12 | 21 | Kim Kreiner (USA) |
X | 53.50 | 54.84 | 54.84 m | |
Group B
edit| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 3 | Mirela Manjani (GRE) |
62.48 | — | — | 62.48 m | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Sonia Bisset (CUB) |
55.99 | 60.64 | — | 60.64 m | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Valeriya Zabruskova (RUS) |
60.40 | — | — | 60.40 m | Q |
| 4 | 10 | Claudia Coslovich (ITA) |
59.57 | X | 55.99 | 59.57 m | q |
| 5 | 12 | Taina Kolkkala (FIN) |
57.73 | 58.94 | 58.61 | 58.94 m | q |
| 6 | 13 | Ana Mirela Țermure (ROU) |
58.50 | 55.90 | 56.88 | 58.50 m | |
| 7 | 16 | Sunette Viljoen (RSA) |
56.78 | 56.04 | 52.93 | 56.78 m | |
| 8 | 18 | Noraida Bicet (CUB) |
X | X | 56.33 | 56.33 m | |
| 9 | 20 | Paula Tarvainen (FIN) |
54.55 | 55.06 | 51.46 | 55.06 m | |
| 10 | 22 | Sarah Walter (FRA) |
49.55 | 54.31 | 53.39 | 54.31 m | |
| 11 | 23 | Takako Miyake (JPN) |
52.26 | 49.07 | 46.88 | 52.26 m | |
| 12 | 24 | Leryn Franco (PAR) |
50.05 | X | 51.13 | 51.13 m | |
Final
edit| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 |
Mirela Manjani (GRE) |
64.55 | 64.46 | 64.09 | 66.52 | X | 56.84 | 66.52 m | SB |
 |
Tatyana Shikolenko (RUS) |
62.76 | 62.99 | 63.28 | X | 60.67 | 59.93 | 63.28 m | |
 |
Steffi Nerius (GER) |
59.15 | 62.70 | 60.30 | X | 61.81 | X | 62.70 m | |
| 4 | Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) |
61.37 | 59.98 | — | 62.02 | — | 62.20 | 62.20 m | |
| 5 | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) |
61.18 | X | X | 62.19 | 60.47 | X | 62.19 m | |
| 6 | Sonia Bisset (CUB) |
56.90 | 58.21 | 60.17 | X | X | 56.36 | 60.17 m | |
| 7 | Claudia Coslovich (ITA) |
55.48 | 58.81 | 59.64 | 56.05 | 57.89 | 56.14 | 59.64 m | |
| 8 | Lavern Eve (BAH) |
56.43 | 54.39 | 59.60 | X | 58.47 | 57.55 | 59.60 m | |
| 9 | Valeriya Zabruskova (RUS) |
59.51 | 54.19 | 58.67 | 59.51 m | ||||
| 10 | Taina Kolkkala (FIN) |
57.50 | 57.00 | 56.71 | 57.50 m | ||||
| 11 | Ma Ning (CHN) |
55.07 | 57.43 | 56.57 | 57.43 m | ||||
| 12 | Nikolett Szabó (HUN) |
56.98 | 56.97 | 55.85 | 56.98 m | ||||